Category: Sooners
Horning: It’s time to accept the Sooner offense for what it isn’t
The Sooner offense coach Lincoln Riley previously claimed to be only “a tick off” is so challenged that on the day it scored the fewest points of the Riley era for a second straight week, managing 95 fewer yards than…
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Oklahoma football: Sooners fall in both major Top-25 polls
The voters in both the Associated Press and Coaches Poll rankings are losing faith in the 2021 edition of Oklahoma football. The Sooners came away with their fourth consecutive win of the season on Saturday, albeit in unimpressive style, making it three wins by a combined 16 points by a team that began the 2021 […]
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Oklahoma football: Sooners have scored just 39 points in two games
A year ago, the high-scoring Oklahoma football offense averaged 43.0 points a game. In their last two games this season, the Sooners are averaging 19.5 points. If you take away the 76-0 blowout over FCS opponent Western Carolina, Oklahoma scoring average this season is a very pedestrian 26.3 points. We are witnessing a form reversal […]
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Sooners fall to No. 6 in AP Poll after another narrow victory
Oklahoma continues to look unimpressive offensively.
After squeaking out another victory over a big underdog, the Oklahoma Sooners have fallen two spots in this week’s AP Poll. This poll, of course, does not matter, but it serves as a placeholder for national perception until the College Football Playoff rankings begin to drop.
1. Alabama (58)
2. Georgia (4)
3. Oregon
4. Penn State
5. Iowa
6. Oklahoma
7. Cincinnati
8. Arkansas
9. Notre Dame
10. Florida
11. Ohio State
12. Ole Miss
13. BYU
14. Michigan
15. Texas A&M
16. Coastal Carolina
17. Michigan State
18. Fresno State
19. Oklahoma State
20. UCLA
21. Baylor
22. Auburn
23. North Carolina State
24. Wake Forest
25. Clemson
A few quick notes:
- OU fell two spots, with Penn State and Iowa surpassing them. I don’t think anyone has an issue with the Sooners falling a couple of spots, but Iowa has been sleepwalking these past two weeks with ho-hum performances against Kent State and Colorado State. There are probably some more deserving candidates for that spot.
- If anything, OU should have been surpassed by Arkansas, which is a team that appears to be up for any challenge it faces and has been playing with its hair on fire. I’m not sure how anyone could dislike Sam Pittman. The Grove, Okla. native is an American treasure.
- Two in, two out for the Big 12. Iowa State is gone after a loss to Baylor (WOOF, did you see that two-point attempt?), and the Bears are in at No. 21. Meanwhile, Oklahoma State makes its first appearance at No. 19 after taking out then-No. 25 Kansas State. Texas is currently No. 26 and will likely end up being OU’s first top-25 opponent of the season. After that, OU probably won’t face another ranked team until mid-to-late November.
- The ACC is TERRRRRRIBLE! Honestly, it’s been hot garbage for a while, but Clemson’s accomplishments have kind of masked the conference’s overall ineptitude up until now. Wake Forest probably has the best team in 2021, which should never be the case.
- Alabama and Georgia look great. As for pretty much everybody else, it appears to be a mystery. Oregon has a great win on its resume but struggled with Arizona for much of the evening. OU has a bad offensive line (for now, at least). Notre Dame had a big fourth quarter against Wisconsin but has looked very ‘meh’ otherwise. Penn State should have lost to Wisconsin, and its win over Auburn doesn’t look as impressive after the Tigers barely beat Georgia State yesterday. It seems like everyone is just trying to find their footing at this point, which makes me feel slightly better about the Sooners.
Oklahoma football: Three telling tales from OU win that was a gift
This was not an Oklahoma football win that deserves a celebration. In fact, this was a game the Sooners probably should have lost. Yes, a win is a win, and the Sooners remain undefeated at 4-0, but the way OU is winning games has clearly become a troubling trend and more than just an anomaly. […]
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